42 Best universities for Creative Writing in Indonesia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Indonesia ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 3.51K citations received by 6.19K academic papers made by 42 universities in Indonesia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Creative Writing

#22 in Asia

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

2. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Creative Writing

#30 in Asia

#501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

3. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Creative Writing

#38 in Asia

#583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

4. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Creative Writing

#48 in Asia

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

5. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Creative Writing

#52 in Asia

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

6. State Islamic University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Creative Writing

#75 in Asia

#765 in the World

Founded: 2004

7. State University of Semarang

Indonesia | Semarang

For Creative Writing

#81 in Asia

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

8. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Creative Writing

#94 in Asia

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

9. Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta

Indonesia | South Tangerang

For Creative Writing

#97 in Asia

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 31,643
Founded: 1957

10. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Creative Writing

#110 in Asia

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38,503
Founded: 1957

11. State University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Creative Writing

#127 in Asia

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

12. Sanata Dharma University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Creative Writing

#130 in Asia

#1001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1955

13. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Creative Writing

#131 in Asia

#1006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

14. State University of Surabaya

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Creative Writing

#133 in Asia

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

15. State University of Makassar

Indonesia | Makassar

For Creative Writing

#140 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

16. Bina Nusantara University

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Creative Writing

#145 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1981

17. Padjadjaran University

Indonesia | Sumedang

For Creative Writing

#147 in Asia

#1068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 41,412
Founded: 1957

18. State University of Medan

Indonesia | Medan

For Creative Writing

#148 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1963

19. Udayana University

Indonesia | Badung

For Creative Writing

#160 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1962

20. Syiah Kuala University

Indonesia | Banda Aceh

For Creative Writing

#161 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1961

21. Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Bandung

For Creative Writing

#165 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,848
Founded: 1959

22. Jambi University

Indonesia | Jambi

For Creative Writing

#202 in Asia

#1236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1963

23. University of Bengkulu

Indonesia | Bengkulu

For Creative Writing

#204 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1982

24. Telkom University

Indonesia | Bandung

For Creative Writing

#210 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2013

25. Lampung University

Indonesia | Bandar Lampung

For Creative Writing

#215 in Asia

#1269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

26. Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Creative Writing

#217 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2004

27. Petra Christian University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Creative Writing

#224 in Asia

#1294 in the World

Founded: 1961

28. University of North Sumatra

Indonesia | Medan

For Creative Writing

#225 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1952

29. Mulawarman University

Indonesia | Samarinda

For Creative Writing

#241 in Asia

#1327 in the World

Enrollment: 35,268
Founded: 1962

30. Ahmad Dahlan University

Indonesia | Yogyakarta

For Creative Writing

#244 in Asia

#1337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1994

31. Brawijaya University

Indonesia | Malang

For Creative Writing

#246 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 13,927
Founded: 1963

32. Nommensen HKBP University

Indonesia | Medan

For Creative Writing

#247 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Founded: 1954

33. Hasanuddin University

Indonesia | Makassar

For Creative Writing

#262 in Asia

#1361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1956

34. University of Mataram

Indonesia | Mataram

For Creative Writing

#269 in Asia

#1374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1962

35. Sriwijaya University

Indonesia | Palembang

For Creative Writing

#274 in Asia

#1380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1960

36. Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Bantul

For Creative Writing

#300 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1981

37. Andalas University

Indonesia | Padang

For Creative Writing

#314 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 1956

38. Pelita Harapan University

Indonesia | Tangerang

For Creative Writing

#335 in Asia

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 14,564
Founded: 1994

39. Jenderal Soedirman University

Indonesia | Banyumas

For Creative Writing

#349 in Asia

#1474 in the World

Founded: 1963

40. Islamic University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Sleman

For Creative Writing

#359 in Asia

#1484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1945

41. Tarumanagara University

Indonesia | West Jakarta

For Creative Writing

#363 in Asia

#1488 in the World

Founded: 1959

42. Tanjungpura University

Indonesia | Pontianak

For Creative Writing

#364 in Asia

#1489 in the World

Founded: 1963

The best cities to study Creative Writing in Indonesia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Depok, Surakarta, Sleman, and Bandung.